Navya

What does Navya mean?

Navya means ‘new’ or ‘fresh’, from a Sanskrit adjective. Wiktionary and Monier-Williams support the newness meaning, with the feminine form navyā supplying the name's long ending. A separate Sanskrit word of the same spelling has a praise-related sense, but that should not be merged automatically with this derivation. The available evidence most clearly supports the feminine form of the adjective for something new or young.

Source: Wiktionary, नव्य. How we use sources.

Spelling and pronunciation

नव्या is read nav-yaa, in two syllables with a short first vowel and a long ending. Keep v and y together, without inserting an extra i. The dictionary stem नव्य has a shorter final vowel. The v may sound between English v and w.